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A ray of light while traveling from a denser to rarer medium grazes the separating surface. Express the critical angle in terms of the speed of light in the two media.

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AAKASH SERIES-RAY OPTICS-EXERCISE (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS )
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  14. Define refracting angle and principal section of a prism

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  17. What is angular dispersion? On what factors does it depend?

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